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| Born | Lewis Singwah Tan 4 February 1987 Salford, England |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
Lewis Singwah Tan (born 4 February 1987) is a British actor, martial artist and model. He is known for his roles as Cole Young in Mortal Kombat (2021), Shatterstar in Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Tolya in Shadow and Bone (2023), and Lu Xin Lee in Wu Assassins.
He is the son of Film Producer Phil Tan.
Lewis Singwah Tan was born on 4 February 1987 in Salford, Greater Manchester, the eldest of four sons to Joanne Cassidy, a retired British fashion model and Philip Tan, a Chinese Singaporean martial artist, actor, and stunt coordinator. [1] [2] [3] Tan's father trained him in martial arts from a young age. His brother Sam is an actor, his brother Ben is a director, and his brother Evan is a photographer.
Tan's family moved to Los Angeles when his father was hired as a fight coordinator for Tim Burton's 1989 film Batman . He also lived in China, France, and Spain growing up. Tan began training in theatre in his early teens. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Tan had small supporting roles in films such as Hangover 3 and Olympus Has Fallen . [8] He began working on television shows such as CSI: Miami , CSI: NY , NCIS: Los Angeles , Hawaii 5-0 , 24 , and Rush Hour . [8]
In 2016, Tan was cast in a guest role in the first season of the Netflix television series Iron Fist . He starred in the role of Zhou Cheng. In the same year, Tan was cast in the action film Den of Thieves starring Gerard Butler. [9]
Tan starred as Gaius Chau in the third season of the AMC television series Into the Badlands . [10]
In 2018, Tan starred as Shatterstar in the superhero film Deadpool 2 . [11] In the same year, it was announced that Tan was cast in the series regular role of Lu Xin Lee on the Netflix crime drama series, Wu Assassins . [12] Tan reprised his role in the sequel film Fistful of Vengeance . [13] It was released on February 17, 2022. [14]
In August 2019, Tan was cast in the Mortal Kombat reboot as Cole Young. [15] [16] [17] The film was released on 23 April 2021. [18] [19] He was previously involved with the Mortal Kombat media franchise when he underwent filming as Kung Jin for the unreleased web series Mortal Kombat X: Generations; Tan was recruited for the role by Garrett Warren, an experienced action director for live action media productions. [20] [21] [8]
In April 2021, Tan was cast in the leading role of CIA officer Harris Chang on the upcoming television adaptation based on The Quantum Spy thriller novel by David Ignatius. [22]
In May 2021, Tan was cast alongside Emma Roberts in the romantic comedy About Fate , which was directed by Marius Balčiūnas-Weisberg. [23]
In January 2022, it was announced that Tan would play Tolya Yul-Bataar in the second season of Netflix's Shadow and Bone . [24] [25]
Tan is known for performing his own stunts, using multiple styles including Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Ju-Jitsu, and Japanese katana swordplay. [5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Stunts | |
| Mini's First Time | Skatepunk #2 | ||
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Stunts | |
| 2008 | Red Velvet | Maniac | |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Korean commando | Stunts |
| The Hangover Part III | Prison guard | Stunts | |
| 2015 | Sacrifice | Ben Kittman | |
| 2018 | Den of Thieves | Secret Service Lobby Guard #1 | |
| Deadpool 2 | Rusty / Shatterstar | ||
| 2019 | Ji | Ji | Short film |
| 2021 | Mortal Kombat | Cole Young | |
| 2022 | Fistful of Vengeance | Lu Xin Lee | |
| About Fate | Kip | ||
| Babylon | Party Attendee | ||
| 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Rusty / Shatterstar | Post-production |
| TBA | Mortal Kombat 2 | Cole Young | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | CSI: NY | Kym Tanaka | |
| 2007 | Day Break | Jimmy Yan | Stunt double |
| 24 | Stunt double | ||
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Aiko Okanagi | |
| 2011 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Hiro Yakuza | |
| The Protector | Zachary | ||
| 2013 | The Girlfriend | Bruce Wayne / Batman | Short |
| 2014 | 10,000 Days | Jiro Farnwell | Television film |
| 2015 | Hawaii Five-0 | Luke Nakano | Season 6, Ep. 10: Ka Makau Kaa Kaua |
| 2016 | Rush Hour | Chen | Episode 5 |
| 2017 | Iron Fist | Zhou Cheng | Season 1, Ep. 8: "The Blessing of Many Fractures" |
| 2018–2019 | Into the Badlands | Gaius Chau | Main cast (Season 3) |
| 2019 | Wu Assassins | Lu Xin Lee | Main cast |
| 2022 | Bling Empire | Himself | |
| 2023 | Shadow and Bone | Tolya Yul-Bataar | Main cast (Season 2) |
| TBA | Quantum Spy | Harris Chang | Lead role |
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